I’ve just added four package deals to the Luminescence of Nature Press shop, where you can save up to 25% off the individual purchase price of some of my more popular titles.

Capture NX 2 Complete Collection

• The Photographer’s Guide to Capture NX 2
• Video Companions to The Photographer’s Guide to Capture NX 2 (17 videos)
• Black & White with Capture NX 2
• Sharpening Techniques for Capture NX 2 (video)

Landscape Photography Bundle

• The Photographer’s Guide to Digital Landscapes
• The Photographer’s Guide to HDR Efex Pro

Capture NX 2 Video Training Bundle

• Video Companions to The Photographer’s Guide to Capture NX 2 (17 videos)
• Sharpening Techniques for Capture NX 2

Nik Software Bundle

• The Photographer’s Guide to Silver Efex Pro
• The Photographer’s Guide to HDR Efex Pro

See all the bundles here.

I’m pleased to announce the immediate availability of my newest instructional guide, Black & White with Capture NX 2. This guide will teach you how to create stunning black and white images without having to leave Capture NX 2. The workflow advantage here is extreme– you get fully non-destructive black and white effects (something you can’t do with Silver Efex Pro for Lightroom or Aperture) applied directly into your NEF images.

Dramatic Recipes for Black & White in a Non-Destructive Workflow

My step by-step instructions will show you how to create the following effects without the need for any 3rd-party plug-ins.

• Standard Black & White Recipe
• Standard Portrait
• Dramatic Portrait
• Dramatic Landscape
• Subtle Landscape
• Infrared Film (two styles)
• Antique Solarization
• High-Key Bleached Color
• Selective Black & White Techniques

Black & White Actions for Capture NX 2 and Color Efex Pro 3

When you purchase Black & White for Capture NX 2, the file download includes a set of 46 custom actions that work in Capture NX 2. These actions include all the effects described in the eBook; 31 for Capture NX 2 (stand-alone), and 15 more for Nik’s Color Efex Pro 3.0 for Capture NX 2. In addition to the recipe actions, you’ll also get color toning, vignette, and film grain effects.

You can download a free sample of the Black & White Action Pack (10 actions).

Black & White with Capture NX 2 is available at a 20% discount when you purchase it direct from Luminescence of Nature Press online.

A few months ago, I was sitting with Tony Sweet, discussing the joys of teaching photography classes, when the topic turned to HDR photography.  Tony and I had both been beta-testing a new plug-in from Nik Software for performing HDR tone-mapping, and quite frankly we were excited about this new product.  There are a lot of good tone-mapping options out there for HDR, but with Nik’s HDR Efex Pro, photographers have some significant processing advantages.  Continue reading New Release: The Photographer’s Guide to HDR Efex Pro →